Comune di Venezia – €10,000 Fine (Italy, 2025)

€10,000Garante per la protezione dei dati personali4 August 2025Italy
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General GDPR enforcement action

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The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 10,000 on the Comune di Venezia. The controller implemented a tourist tax, which includes exceptions for certain groups of visitors. When determining whether a person was entitled to be excluded from the tourist tax, the controller's data processing did not comply with the basic principles of the GDPR.

GDPR Articles Cited

Art. 25(GDPR)
Art. 32(GDPR)
Art. 5(1)(a) GDPR
Art. 6(1)(e) GDPR
Full Legal Summary

The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 10,000 on the Comune di Venezia. The controller implemented a tourist tax, which includes exceptions for certain groups of visitors. When determining whether a person was entitled to be excluded from the tourist tax, the controller's data processing did not comply with the basic principles of the GDPR.

Violations (1)

Cookies Placed Before Consent
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Non-essential cookies (tracking, advertising) are placed on the user's device before obtaining valid consent.

Art. 6(1) GDPR

Related Enforcement Actions (0)

No other enforcement actions found for Comune di Venezia in IT

This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.

Details

Fine Date

4 August 2025

Authority

Garante per la protezione dei dati personali

Fine Amount

€10,000

Enforcement Tracker ID

ETid-2870

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